GM’s Beth Lowery on the Chevy Volt “If we are going to reduce our dependency on petroleum, there has to be a demand for flex fuel and electric vehicles,” says GM‘s Vice President of Environment & Energy, Beth Lowery. I spoke with her during the North American...

Chelsea Sexton Speaks Recently, I sat down with Chelsea Sexton, the unlikely star of Who Killed the Electric Car? Our conversation covered may topics from the EV1 to the Chevy Volt and everything in between. I like Chelsea – her unassuming attitude is...

Chevy Volt: Guilt-Free Motoring Imagine never having to fill up again with gasoline. That’s the promise of the new Chevy Volt, an electric car concept created by General Motors, which debuted at the North American International Auto Show. The flex fuel hybrid car is...

Conversations with Ed During the New York International Auto Show, I once again had the opportunity to sit down with Chevrolet General Manager Ed Peper. We covered several topics, from the release of the three Global concept cars, (the GM Triplets Beat, Groove...

LA Auto Show: GM Press Conference During the LA Auto Show, I attended the GM Press Conference, where Vice Chairman of Product Development Bob Lutz and Chevrolet GM Ed Peper, introduced the company’s lineup of gas-friendly to gas-free vehicles, including the Chevy Malibu hybrid, the all...

Vectrix’ New ZEV Maxi Scooter In our first exploration into scooters, I spoke with Jim Plagenhoef, director of North American sales for Vectrix Corporation, a Newport, R.I.-based company soon to launch their two-wheeled, all-electric vehicle, the Maxi-Scooter. Capable of a near 70-mile range and a...

EVS 23: Chelsea Sexton and the Volt I’ve never been this close to the Chevy Volt, so during EVS 23, the Electric Vehicle Symposium in Anaheim, CA, I thought it was an interesting juxtaposition to speak with Chelsea Sexton of Who Killed the Electric Car and Plug-In...

Chelsea Sexton: the Vectrix During the launch of the ZEV Vectrix Maxi in San Francisco, Chelsea Sexton of Who Killed the Electric Car, gave some opening remarks. Afterwards, I spoke with her about the promise of the vehicle and other topics. ...

Bob Lutz Speaks At the New York International Auto Show, GM’s Bob Lutz held court among a group of fellow bloggers including Matt Buchanan of Gizmodo, Jen Chung and Tien Mao of the Gothamist, Rebecca Carter of ecorazzi, Brandy Schaffels of AskPatty, Michael...

Beth Lowery Speaks During the New York International Auto Show, I spoke with Beth Lowery, GM‘s vice president of environment & energy. A woman in what is typically a man’s world, Lowery is one of the best at not giving away anything she...